{"product_id":"moral-injuries-when-good-conscience-suffers-in-a-world-of-hurt-9780063419872","title":"Moral Injuries: When Good Conscience Suffers in a World of Hurt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA psychologist's paradigm-shifting exploration of moral injury--the wound we suffer when our core values are violated by what we've done, failed to do, witnessed, or been compelled to accept--and how to begin to repair it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn invisible malady is reshaping the emotional core of our institutions, communities, and inner lives. This ailment fractures our sense of self, erodes our trust in others, and leaves us questioning not only what has happened to us but also who we've become. It arises in high-stakes moments when we are compelled--or sometimes choose--to participate in, witness, or remain silent as our deepest principles are violated. And it's reaching epidemic levels throughout our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis condition is known as moral injury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than stress or trauma, moral injury is a rupture of conscience, itself, signaled by shame, guilt, anger, alienation, and loss of trust. Often confused with PTSD, which is a reaction to mortal threat, moral injury arises in response to \u003cem\u003emoral \u003c\/em\u003ethreat. First observed in soldiers, it is now appearing across professions--from medicine to tech, law to public safety--anywhere people face impossible choices that pit survival, duty, or success against their principles. Dr. Michael Valdovinos, a psychologist, veteran, and trauma expert, has spent over a decade exploring this acute form of ethical and emotional pain. In this urgent and necessary book, he investigates how moral injury manifests, why it matters now more than ever, and what it reveals about our social contract.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than offering prescriptive steps, Moral Injuries invites readers into stories of rupture, reckoning, and repair--tracing how individuals begin the work of healing. Through history, science, and lived experience, it also opens a new conversation about the role of conscience in protecting the health of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Valdovinos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063419872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eValdovinos, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Michael Valdovinos was born and raised in Sonoma County, California. A United States Air Force veteran, he is a board-certified clinical psychologist through the American Board of Professional Psychology in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology and is licensed in both California and New York. He earned degrees in Psychology and Chicano Studies from the University of California, Davis, and went on to receive his master's and doctorate in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Valdovinos \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834197393565,"sku":"9780063419872","price":50.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1623b133-0e24-4d2f-ab5b-e8c0f535d06f.jpg?v=1776146068","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/moral-injuries-when-good-conscience-suffers-in-a-world-of-hurt-9780063419872","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}